Gunman barricades himself in Fla. hospital

The Associated Press

A spokesman says a gunman who has barricaded himself inside a Florida hospital is a recently fired worker.

Police spokeswoman Yvonne Martinez says the gunman fired shots at Palm Bay Hospital in Brevard County, about an hour east of Orlando, and then barricaded himself in a room Thursday. Martinez says there are no injuries and the gunman is alone.

Hospital spokesman Elliot Cohen says the gunman used to work at the hospital. He says there have been no evacuations because the part of the hospital the man is barricaded in is isolated.

SWAT team members and a crisis negotiation team are at the hospital.

Police say the man was threatening people and pointing the gun at them inside the cafeteria before he took shelter in a room. It's unclear when the shots were fired.